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Is Bramwells Roast Vegetable Seasoning ultra-processed?

Spices Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Bramwells Roast Vegetable Seasoning

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed spices

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Maize, Demerara Sugar, Salt, Dried Garlic, herbs 6% (Rosemary, Thyme Parsley), Dried Onion, Spices (Coriander, Ginger, Nutmeg), Cracked Black Pepper, Rapeseed Oil, Colour (Plain Caramel), Orange Peel

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

As written on the pack

Maize, Demerara Sugar, Salt, Dried Garlic, DRIED HERBS (6%) (Rosemary, Thyme Parsley), Dried Onion, Ground Spices (Coriander, Ginger, Nutmeg), Cracked Black Pepper, Rapeseed Oil, Colour: Plain Caramel; Dried Orange Peel

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 303 spices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 253rd. 36% of the spices here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 303 spices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600530505, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.